Three year trial results | Yield and kernel weight were highest when the fungicide was applied at the flag leaf stage
There is little to be gained by spraying early for fungal diseases, says an Agriculture Canada plant pathologist. Early season application when plants are at the two to three or five to six leaf stage is becoming the norm, said Kelly Turkington at the Canadian Barley Symposium in Calgary July 9-10. A three year experiment […] Read moreNews
Flag leaf stage proves best in taking on disease
Herbicide, fungicide combo not effective
Tank mixing herbicides and fungicides may be convenient for farmers, but it doesn’t provide effective results, researchers say. Fungicides for cereal leaf diseases are most effectively applied on the top two leaves in wheat and the top three leaves in barley, said Agriculture Canada research scientist Kelly Turkington. Spraying fungicide earlier, when timing is more […] Read more
Locals rally behind fired veterinarian
Veterinary board decided to end service contract
Keri Hudson-Reykdal, a veterinarian in Ashern, Man., opened a one-sentence letter June 22 that informed her she was out of a job. The letter, from the Ashern and District Veterinary Board, informed Hudson-Reykdal that the board would not renew her service contract for 2013. Hudson-Reykdal has worked in Ashern for 12 years, since she graduated […] Read moreCWB to offer canola pooling
Canola producers in Western Canada will soon have an opportunity to market their oilseeds through the CWB. CWB spokesperson Maureen Fitzhenry said the company will soon announce details about canola pooling opportunities. “There’s a lot of crop out there and there’s a lot of canola out there too, which is something that we do plan […] Read more
B.C. wine institute toasts province’s import rules
British Columbia residents can now order wine from vintners in other Canadian provinces and have it shipped to them for personal use. In a July 12 news release, B.C. liquor minister Rich Coleman said his province is taking the lead in opening provincial borders to wine sales within Canada and he encouraged other provinces to […] Read more
Sask. gets new veterinary chief
Dr. Betty Althouse is Saskatchewan’s new chief veterinary officer. She joined the ministry from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, where she had worked since 1999. She replaces Dr. Greg Douglas, who became Ontario’s chief veterinarian earlier this year. Althouse began her veterinary career in a mixed practice in Humboldt, Sask., where she developed an interest […] Read more
Canola facility designed to minimize seed damage
Monsanto’s DeKalb canola seed processing plant has been cleaning hybrid seed since the cool days of October, but it officially opened July 10 in the heat of a southern Alberta summer. The $14.7 million plant processes more than 10,000 acres of hybrid canola seed contracted with 40 growers. It’s the first such plant for Monsanto […] Read more
Sask. competitor wins best banter
Stampede championship nets young Saskatchewan auctioneer entry to world competition
At age 22, Brennin Jack is the youngest winner of the Calgary Stampede international livestock auctioneer competition. He is also the first winner from Saskatchewan in the 24 year history of the competition, beating out 23 other men from across Canada and the United States at the July 13-14 event. He claims to be self […] Read moreGrowers will need to test more on own: researcher
Farmers will have to do more of their own agronomic research when the federal government removes efficacy testing from the fertilizer registration process, say Canadian crop researchers. The change, slated for next April, will bring many new fertilizers and crop products into the Canadian market and make new products available more quickly. However, not all […] Read more
Sask. joins western provinces in renewable diesel mandate
Saskatchewan’s diesel-burning vehicles, including farm machinery and heavy equipment, will soon be running on a kinder, gentler fuel. Saskatchewan’s renewable diesel mandate kicked in July 1, meaning all diesel fuel sold in the province must contain an average two percent renewable content. Renewable diesel is a diesel fuel substitute made from renewable materials such as […] Read more
